Utilizo um misto de testing/unstable há pelo menos uns 2 anos e vou relatar um problema que ocorreu aqui e que nunca tinha visto antes.
Liquei a máquina normalmente, usei-a por uns 15 minutos sem problema algum e, em seguida desliguei-a para testar a conexão dela com outra máquina através de um hub. Pois bem, tudo funcionando, voltei ao normal. Após ligá-la mais uma vez, nao entrou o 'X' (uso mais o modo texto, mas queria ver o 'X' funcionando como estava). Como uso o xserver-svga, tentei reconfigurá-lo: # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-svga O sistema retornou com a mensagem: Can't locate Text/Wrap.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8.0 /usr/share/perl/5.8.0 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 8. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 8. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 6. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 6. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 8. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 5. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Db.pm line 5. Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure line 5. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure line 5. Após uma série de tentativas de reavivar meu ambiente gráfico, executei o apt-get -f install Reading package fields... Done Reading package status.. Done Retrieving bug reports... 0% [0/1] ... E: 302 "Found" Reading changelogs... debconf: Perl may be unconfigured (Can't locate Text/Wrap.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8.0 /usr/share/perl/5.8.0 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 8. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 8. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 6. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 6. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 8. Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 4. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 1) line 4. ) -- aborting debconf: Perl may be unconfigured (Can't locate Text/Wrap.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8.0 /usr/share/perl/5.8.0 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 8. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Template.pm line 8. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 6. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Question.pm line 6. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm line 5. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Log.pm line 8. Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 4. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 1) line 4. ) aborting (Lendo banco de dados ... localepurge: checking system for new locale ... localepurge: processing locale files ... localepurge: processing man pages ... E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg exited unexpectedly Percebi então que tudo o que se refere a instalação/remoção/reconfiguração de pacotes parou de funcionar no meu sistema!!! O interessante é que o problema aconteceu "do nada", ou seja, nada foi feito, nenhum pacote foi instalado, atualizado ou removido. Se fosse após um apt-get -u dist-upgrade aí talvez fizesse algum sentido. Não posso mais instalar/remover/reconfigurar pacote algum! Alguém teria uma idéia do que fazer?

